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JoeDeertay United States. Apr 03 2008 06:27. Posts 1730

Live poker is so awesome. So much fun and so profitable when the 10NL internet fish are playing 1/2 (lol...oops =P). Unfortunately, the 1/2 300max is the biggest game around campus, and all the non-regs and cheap donks buy in for 50BB or less, so all the real money is split between the regs. So I do what I can to try and recruit some new fish when I can...and lucky for me, I found a group of some real softies about a month ago who think they have a clue at a weekly tourney a play in (but apparently none of them even know what fold equity is). And they have some deep pockets.

One of these ATMs was at the game this week, and of course he got to a great start by stacking AKhh with QTo OOP with the flopped nuts vs TPTK+NFD after calling a RR for 1/5 of AKs stack. So he had a pretty nice $600 stack from the get-go, and after I had doubled up with the nut flush one hand I could smell blood.

Then he raises to 8 in EP and I look down at AA when it gets to me. 25 to go, effective stacks about 580, I cover. He flats and we see a flop of 894 rainbow, and he checks it to me. I put 45 into the 53 pot, and after about 10 seconds he says, "100 more." Now, he loves the check/raise-check-bet bluff line, and I know he will CR me here with a lot of hands, but I'm trying to think of the best way to get value out of him here and if there is any value in 3betting. So I do a little thinking as I look at him, and then he starts shuffling his cards and then rubbing his neck, 2 big signs of his that tell me I can be 100% sure I have the best hand and that he probably has a hand from TT-JJ, and because he likes to try being a hero, he WILL call me if I push. So then I announce "all in" and go back into my tank. I'm just waiting for the call, and he is sitting there agonizing about how "this would be the worst call I've ever made" and etc, and then finally he says those 2 beautiful words, "I call." I immediately flip over my AA and even think about tipping the dealer before he stands up and reluctantly flips over T9o (LOL). Now I am extremely baffled...I knew he'd be a hero, but not with that kind of hand, and now he is drawing almost 3x better than he would if he had just an OP. I know that some of you may think that this is nothing, but this was by far the biggest pot of my life up to this point at 1164 or whatever it was, and for a 6BI pot I didn't think I'd be sweating so much as a 3-1 favorite.

Then the cards come out. Turn 7. I know it's coming now. River 6. "Are you serious...are you fucking serious" is what everyone else is telling this kid as he puts his hands over his face in embarrasment and sits back down...I just ask him how much more it is, I give him the other 400+, and ask to be dealt out while I go to McDs. Then I go to get some food and cool off.

On the way back up to the apartment from McDs, I'm feeling a little happier now because I can't wait to eat my double cheeseburgers. Then when I get into the elevator up to the room, I notice a sticker above the door as the car begins to stop. It's a sticker for the student book store. And across the bottom, in big bold Penn State blue letters, are the words "Crack The Nuts." Obv I go on immediate lifetilt as I leave the elevator and go back to the room. Bad beat #2.

The best part about this whole situation (and probably the funniest) is that at about 6am that night I got a text message from the kid. Here is the transcript:

From: Scott Poker
"Im really sorry that the worst call in history got there. considering the situation, you took it extremely well. I don't know if this txt was a good idea but/If and it does not look likely but if i build a bankroll then i will give you 500 back. I really am sorry."

So this just managed to tilt me even more, because I know he isn't going to build a bankroll (after seeing that 1200 stack just go down to 500 or so before I left) so I won't ever see that $500, and it just felt like he was putting salt on the wound, but I give him credit for the offer and his intentions were obv good. All I know is that I hope he runs like god some more so I can get my money back XD. Sick life.

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Variance has a big brother named doomswitch. - edzwoo

Last edit: 03/04/2008 11:28

KeyleK_uk United Kingdom. Apr 03 2008 06:36. Posts 1687

lol nice post .

Interesting I'd have always just called his reraise on the flop, and got it in on the turn. It's a nice text from the guy though, not even sure why he's apologising, I apologise for like 3 seconds when I do that and then laugh lol =p

Enjoyed the read though ! I don't think you should take the 500 from him even if he offers it cos you got in as the favourite and lost, but if you won you'd have never given him any moneys back. I know I certainly wouldn't take it.

poker is soooo much easier when you flop sets

Last edit: 03/04/2008 06:37

KeanuReaver United States. Apr 03 2008 08:05. Posts 2022

you searched them out to take their money and they ended up taking yours
heh heh heh

and the endurance required for MMA, which has actions like punching and kicking bone and muscle with 1000-2500 PSI. - Taco

JoeDeertay United States. Apr 03 2008 09:06. Posts 1730

Yeah I won't take the whole 500 back because he barely won anything lol. But if he wants to give me money back then I'll probably take some, but no more than 200. Also, if I HAD in fact won the pot, I would have probably shipped 100 back anyway, especially after reading Rekrul's stories haha.

Variance has a big brother named doomswitch. - edzwoo

bohus04 Czech Republic. Oct 11 2008 10:11. Posts 536

On April 03 2008 05:36 KeyleK_uk wrote:

Enjoyed the read though ! I don't think you should take the 500 from him even if he offers it cos you got in as the favourite and lost, but if you won you'd have never given him any moneys back. I know I certainly wouldn't take it.

Trust me, I am a poker player.